Monthly Archives: January 2017

Could Eating Protein Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

You may have seen some scary headlines about meat being linked to cancer, but don’t blame protein. It turns out that eating a moderate amount of protein doesn’t appear to cause breast cancer. In fact, protein may offer protective effects … Continue reading →

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After Mastectomy, Focusing on How Reconstructed Breasts Feel to the Patient, Rather Than To Others, is the Next Frontier

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

This report from the New York Times exposes an issue of increasing concern to breast cancer patients given available treatment options of oncoplastic breast reconstruction, including nipple sparing mastectomy. “Our focus has been on what women look like,” said Dr. … Continue reading →

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Half of Women Have Serious Side Effects From Breast-Cancer Treatment

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Many women being treated for breast cancer suffer from severe treatment side effects even when they don’t receive chemotherapy, a recent study suggests, as reported at TIME.com. For the study, researchers surveyed 1,945 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer about … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer May Return As Cancer Cells Evolve To Create Their Own Food Supply

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Approximately 70% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor positive, which means they feed on the hormone estrogen. Breast cancer drugs such as tamoxifen and the aromatase inhibitors work by limiting access to estrogen thereby starving the cancer. As reported earlier … Continue reading →

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New Medical Device Assists Women Preparing for Breast Reconstruction With Implants

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

After undergoing a double mastectomy to treat a breast cancer diagnosis, many women elect to have reconstructive surgery with breast implants. In this local news report from NBC, watch as Samantha Blanco describes her experience with a new medical device, … Continue reading →

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Signs of Breast Cancer Demonstrated, Using Lemons As The Tool Of Understanding

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In this video, the hosts of BBC Breakfast talk about the #knowyourlemons campaign with the designer of the hugely popular breast cancer awareness campaign, Corrine Ellsworth Beaumont, who founded the charity Worldwide Breast Cancer. We think we know what the … Continue reading →

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‘Chemo Brain’ Lasts for Months in Many Breast Cancer Survivors

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

“Chemo brain” — the mental fog common after breast cancer treatment — can persist for six months, new research shows, in a report from the Chicago Tribune. The finding comes from one of the largest studies to date to look … Continue reading →

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Danish Study Raises More Questions About Mammograms’ Message

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

One in three women with breast cancer detected by a mammogram are treated unnecessarily, according to a Danish study published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine, which has renewed debate over the value of early detection, in this report from … Continue reading →

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